Artificial fuel.



I. FREMAN- L J. LTHORNTON ARTIFICIAL FUEL. APPLIOATION FILED JULY zo. 190s.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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mi .um Jem L. THORNTON, or Los ANGELES,CALIFORNIA, ASSGNoRS messer) weer m., er me ANGELES, eluromm, A CORPORA'HON er (mi- ARTFICIAL FUEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1S, QOQ.

Applcaticnled July 2), M08. Serial No. 444,349.

afl 'whom 'may Cmwem: Re ilr. known hnl'. we.' 'lim Fmmnmi and Juin; L. Tuerx'r beth 1011s of 'the lpiefl brzeien, r. in Los mlelee, oei-My mf Los ngele. und Slate of Culihere lil'veu-ML xew and useful lm- ,.'emems in the ,ii .cessare of Manufactur- 'lifxiil Fuel, of which the fnllmving icuion. uwe we filed un application im: a process minuiiiuburingg; ffufjlicial uel. which was 2nd. i906; No. 2Q-3.410, and upon leiter-s; lulenl- NQ. 8645525, luiterl m- K uli. 59 were issued. wie have round by eperiamfui Llmt in producing auch artillcisil l' el il is; um necessary 590 saturate the cere Fri-ih inlaxmmble mai/arial or to ferm of .similar Substance upon said flug a pressure .of at egmere inch. coms Slmviugs. rom a planing frlill 'will ne bonded ogetlier and to :i fiber Core se that a stick of wood Will be produced 'lmt can ne stordencl handled, and #fue o` of our present invention is to profili@ .c Feinl fue?. with less material and .im ie sei; forth in sai patent werving accompanying this applicalien is ai. perspective View ef e compleed slick ef Wood.

lli lle 'moceg'ss olf manufacturing arlniieial fuel We taire @Smell rope,l or e large corel ber l. .e

meh settori., hemp or fluteg and.

place e.. suitable tensiuu therese. Wethen. peckereund such rope or cord; planing mill sharing-5 er other comminuted inflammable nulle inl and houd -sucli mzreriel to the vere by ille pressureo'f nl' least Zlfpoumls per square imch. The tension on ille fiber will nml upon the material packed around the eumc is suitably applied in a machine adapted for that purpose, which produces :i mutinmms stick which is cut. inte suital le lengths as ille same pases out of the naacliiue in which the eutside material is 3.0m pressed upon the core.

Haring described nur invention what we claim is: A

l. The herein described method r5.2", lecturing artilciel fuel which eensie providing :L ber core under "ension eind packing around and bending te sueli ber core pla-tiring mill Shavings under pressure of '250 paums to the square inch.

2. The herein described method of* manufacturing arlicial fuel which eonslsts of providing; ber core under Lension and then pac-king around and boncling to such core finely divided inflammable material under a pressure of ai." leest 250 pounds per square inch. y U

ln Witness that. We cia-im the foregoing We have hereunto subserbe; Jur name?,A this w (ley e July, 1908.

IRA FREMAN. SGEN L. THQRNTGN.

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